Olt (county)

OLT (COUNTY)

Official blazon

(ro) Un scut cu baza curbată, sfertuit printr-o cruce din aur. Primul și al patrulea cartier, pe fond albastru, reprezintă un turn de argint cu foișor crenelat - stema vechiului județ Olt. În al doilea și al treilea cartier, pe fond albastru, se află un snop de grâu de aur - stema vechiului județ Romanați.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 6, 2002.

Olt County, geographically, is located in the south of the country, and historically was a border region, which is symbolised by the tower. Its predominantly agrarian character is represented by the sheaf of wheat.

The arms in 1935

The arms during Socialist rule

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